(2023-08-28) Morning Musume。Best Selection Album ~The 25th Anniversary~ Release Commemorative Special

INFORMATIONS

Broadcasted on : July 23, 2023

Featured members : Morning Musume。'23 (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei, Sakurai Rio)

CONTENT

Corner ① Members' favorite Morning Musume。song

Ishida Ayumi's favorite song : "Ii Koto Aru Kinen no Shunkan" (いいことある記念の瞬間 / The Moment I Remember When Something Good Happened)

"When I was a child, listening to that song gave me strengh to be happy and positive. [...] During 2020 with the pandemic, I came to re-listen to that song thinking the same way." Mizuki remembered that Ayumi also performed on that same song on her 2020 birthday event, and now understand why it's that meaningful for her.

Oda Sakura's favorite song : "Inspiration!" (インスピレーション！)

At very first beginning of the song, members singing the "Yaaa~aaay" and for Sakura, it's like the inspiration coming and and would be going through the whole body to get the full inspiration/power of music

Fukumura Mizuki's favorite song: "Mirai no Taiyou" (未来の太陽 / The Future's Sun)

"This song must be old, but it shows the Musume's appeal and group's image even today. It has a great vibe. I really really want to sing that song with all the members someday."

Yokoyama Reina's favorite song: "Please! Jiyuu no Tobira" (Please!自由の扉 / Please! Freedom's Door)

"It's energetic, I love it! I had the chance to perform this song the first tour when I joined the group. I started to think about the lyrics and thought while I performed it "Oh, this is what freedom looks like". When I go to karaoke, I always sing it, with all of my heart! If you don't know many things about Morning Musume。, you will learn everything with that song."

Yamazaki Mei's favorite song: "ENDLESS SKY"

She loves the melody, and especially the chorus. This is a song she loved even before joining Morning Musume。

Sakurai Rio's favorite song: "Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara" (自由な国だから / Because It's a Free Country)

This is one of the first song she learned to perform for her first tour, she was amazed by the choreography, because the group take all the space during the performance, it's very powerful to her. She feels like the choreography let to a "free" (jiyuu) expression of themselves. Also, the lyrics are the power to change the atmosphere.

Others members' favorite songs

Ikuta Erina : "Genki+" (元気+ / Energy+)

Makino Maria : "The☆Peace~!" (ザ☆ピ～ス！)

Haga Akane : "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" (君さえ居れば何も要らない / Don't Want Anything But You)

Kitagawa Rio : "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe" (時空を超え 宇宙を超え / Across Time and Space)

Okamura Homare : "Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~" (浪漫～MY DEAR BOY～ / Romance ~My Dear Boy~)

Corner ② "Private Photo Best Selection"  

Ikuta Erina's best photo selection: 

(Not sure to have understand correctly;) Mei tried to do her hair so many times that day but couldn't do it proprely, so she came to see Erina's like that

Maria : Even on difficult times you look like a panda 

Haga Akane's best photo: 

It's a picture she (obviously) took with her camera, from the last spring tour. It warmed her heart to see everyone together so she loves that picture. 

Erina : Why does Yokoyan looks like "can... i... come..?"

Reina : Even me, I don't know !!!!

Kitagawa Rio's best photo:

It's an offshot from UTB issue released on October 2020, which is the very first magazine photoshooting 15ki have done with their senpai

She has good memories from that day because she laughed a lot with everyone 

Okamura Homare's best photo:

This picture is from 15ki first tour, final concert at Yoyogi. Homare loves that picture because no one looks the same; Mei looks very "peace"ful, Rio looks totally stressed, and Homare is messing around. 

Okamura Homare's 2nd best photo:
Everyone is like "Kawaiiiii!!!!!" "So nostalgic!!!!!" 

Makino Maria's best photo: 

It's a picture from 10 years ago! On that picture, Sayumi doesn't wear any makeup, and Maria just joined the group. She didn't know many things about makeup but she wanted to give her something relate to makeup. And that picture is about Sayumi with a makeup case Makino offered her for Sayumi's birthday. 

Makino Maria's 2nd & 3rd best photo: 

She was just a Kenshuusei at that time, but was so glad to be able to meet her dear senpai. Also, Maria said she also has a picture of Sayumi & Momoko hugging at the same moment, so she will treasures those pics for ever.

Fukumura Mizuki's best photo: Rehearsal scenery only for 12th generation members & generation after 

Ishida Ayumi's best photo: ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2018

Oda Sakura's best photo: Cooldown at the end of rehearsal 

Yokoyama Reina's best photo: Selfie with Fukumura after the joining decision was announced

Yamazaki Mei's best photo: Yamazaki surprised by the special effects during the concert

Sakurai Rio's best photo: Yamazaki and Sakurai during a meeting event break

Corner ③ Morning Musume。intro quiz

Members are divide into 4 teams of 3 people each. Staff diffused many songs from the new best selection and the fastest team to find the title win 1 point

Team ☆ Fukumura, Ishida｜ Team "AyuMizuki Star"

Team ⭘ Ikuta, Oda, Yamazaki｜Team "Goku Panda-san"

Team □ Makino, Kitagawa, Sakurai｜Team "ma ri o"

Team △ Haga, Yokoyama, Okamura｜Team "Twintail"